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Sunset Rubdown returns after a 15 year hiatus with new sinfle 'Reappearing Rat' Ahead of new album release in September

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Photo Credit: Frank MaCLachlan




After a 15-year hiatus, Sunset Rubdown announces their new album “Always Happy To Explode” to be released on Spencer Krug’s own label Pronounced Kroog on September 20th, 2024. The band will support the new release with a North American tour from October 10th to October 30th, 2024. Twenty years ago, Spencer Krug began Sunset Rubdown as a solo project for his low-fi recordings, distinct from his work with Wolf Parade. By 2005, it evolved into a full band with Michael Doerksen, Jordan Robson-Cramer, and Camilla Wynne. They released their third critically acclaimed album, Dragon Slayer, in 2008 and played their final show in Tokyo in 2009. Krug reunited the band after more than a decade. The other members eagerly agreed after Krug emailed the members leading to a successful reunion tour. With new bassist Nicholas Merz, Sunset Rubdown created a new album, fueled by the fun they rediscovered on tour.



"Reappearing Rat", the leading single from Sunset Rubdown’s Always Happy To Explode is an upbeat, acoustic guitar-driven ode to the tiny monster that lives in our heads—the one that makes itself known anytime blessings such as serenity, clarity, or acceptance are on our emotional horizons. “A kind of irresponsible and lazy surrender to the notion that we’re all just stuck with ourselves, this song is for those times you think “Why won’t that person just leave?”, only to realize you’re referring to yourself. For better or worse, we live in our brains. Apparently so does the rat.” Spencer Krug. The recording features Spencer Krug on acoustic guitar and vocals, Camilla Wynne on keyboard / omnichord and vocals, Nick Merz on bass, and Jordan Robson-Cramer on drums. It was recorded, more or less, live off the floor record at a studio called The Noise Floor, under the guidance of producer/engineer Jordan Koop. It is also accompanied by a music video directed by Vancouver’s Derek Janzen, starring Aaron Read, filmed in various locations in Vancouver, BC. Derek Janzen is an award-winning filmmaker and musician living in Vancouver BC on the unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) nations. His work has been featured in Pitchfork, Vulture, Booooooom, The FADER, Stereogum, NoBudge, and other nice places.




SUNSET RUBDOWN ON TOUR




10/10/24 Thu Vancouver BC Rickshaw Theatre

10/11/24 Fri Seattle WA Crocodile

10/12/24 Sat Portland OR Wonder Ballroom

10/14/24 Mon San Francisco CA Bimbo's

10/15/24 Tue Los Angeles CA Teragram Ballroom

10/16/24 Wed Tucson AZ 191 Toole

10/18/24 Fri Austin TX The Parish

10/19/24 Sat Dallas TX Club Dada

10/20/24 Sun Baton Rouge LA Chelsea's

10/21/24 Mon Atlanta GA Terminal West

10/22/24 Tue Durham NC Motorco Music Hall

10/23/24 Wed Washington DC Black Cat

10/24/24 Thu Philadelphia PA First Unitarian Church

10/25/24 Fri Catskills NY Glen Falls House

10/26/24 Sat Northampton MA Iron Horse Music Hall

10/27/24 Sun New York NY Irving Plaza

10/29/24 Tue Montreal QC La Tulipe

10/30/24 Wed Toronto ON Concert Hall




Tickets: https://pronouncedkroog.com/pages/shows




Sunset Rubdown is a Canadian art rock band from Montreal, initially a solo project by Spencer Krug of Wolf Parade in 2005. The band soon expanded to include Camilla Wynne, Jordan Robson-Cramer, and Michael Doerksen. Known for their surreal, mythological lyrics and unique musical compositions, they released acclaimed albums such as Shut Up I Am Dreaming (2006) and Dragonslayer (2009), both of which earned Pitchfork's "Best New Music" distinction. Following their disbandment in 2009, Sunset Rubdown reunited in 2022, announcing a new album, Always Happy To Explode, due for release on September 20th, 2024. The current lineup features Spencer Krug, Camilla Wynne, Nick Merz, and Jordan Robson-Cramer.






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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sunsetrubdown/

Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/artist/4kmq4NmMAD2EB24v6Il3qr

Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXUCXXuz-Hb9WXD9iT1jZWw

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